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Assam second in offence against state

Assam accounts for 11 per cent of cases of offences against the state, the second highest in the country.The National Crime Record Bureau data suggests that Assam stands next to Kerala with 72 cases of offences against the State in 2014.

According to NCRB data, these cases, mostly, pertained either to waging or attempting to wage war or abetting waging of waragainst the government (Section 121), conspiracy to commit offences punishable under Section 121 (Section 121 A), collecting arms with intention of waging waragainst the government (Section 122), concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war (Section 123) or sedition.

Meghalaya has recorded 32 such cases. Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Sikkim did not record a single offence against the State in 2014.